BACKGROUND Exposure to droplets produced in the coughs and sneezes of infected
individuals or contact with droplet-contaminated surfaces (fomites) have been widely perceived …

… [2] studied the inactivation of influenza virus on stainless steel surfaces and found that ‘The
multiple linear regression model including independent variables for RH, temperature, and …

Traditionally, the viral replication cycle is envisioned as a single, well-defined loop with four
major steps: attachment and entry into a target cell, replication of the viral genome, …

Seasonal influenza vaccines offer little protection against pandemic influenza virus strains.
It is difficult to create effective prepandemic vaccines because it is uncertain which influenza …

… 225−9551; SKC) installed in stainless steel holders (catalog number 304500; Advantec), at
a … We thank the members of the Marr and Lakdawala laboratories and Dr Peter Vikesland, for …

… Briefly, large stainless steel ventilated ferret cages from Allentown (Allentown, New Jersey)
… (B) and a perforated stainless steel panel (C) prevented any contact between the ferrets. …

As the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
continues to cause worldwide upheaval, scientists are racing to find appropriate animal …

… Twenty-four hours post-infection, a naive animal (airborne-contact) was placed into the
transmission cage on the other side of a perforated stainless steel barrier. The airborne-contact …

Reassortment of influenza viral RNA (vRNA) segments in co-infected cells can lead to the
emergence of viruses with pandemic potential. Replication of influenza vRNA occurs in the …

… Lakdawala, Genome-wide analysis of influenza viral RNA and nucleoprotein association,
Nucleic Acids Research… We thank members of the Lakdawala laboratory for critical discussion. …